Impala tops Consumer Reports tests

Sedan outdoes imports for first time in 20 years

7:00 PM,
Jul. 25, 2013

A completely reworked version of the full-size Chevrolet Impala has taken Consumer Reports magazine's top spot for all sedans, deposing German and Japanese cars for the first time in at least 20 years.

Written by

Chris Woodyard
| USA Today

For the first time in two decades, a car built by Detroit's Big Three has bested the likes of Japan and Europe to win the top spot among all sedans from Consumer Reports.

The 2013 Chevrolet Impala, a completely revamped model that was previously a rental-fleet mainstay, scored so high in the magazine's testing that it is on the same footing as luxury models like Lexus and Jaguar.

The reviewing publication says the Impala's high score is proof that Detroit's auto industry - and General Motors in particular - is coming back. ...